by Lujo on Wed Feb 06, 2013 1:29 pm
Well, the Rogue is up there with the Tri-Sword on the short (and rapidly shortening) list of things that stick out like sore thumbs.
Just before the nerf kicked in I cleared most of the PQI warmonger runs using GG almost exclusively - small bit of preps for shifting passages, but in general absolution kicked ass even on parched warmonger warlords. Sure - the regen hit was there and I thought it'd slow me down, but it didn't really because going all in let me ding like a crazy person (especially with potions).
From the notes:
PQI Warmonger Dwarf Assasin - Also went Miser. Is undoable without GG, or at least I can't think of a way to kill the physical immune guy without cleansing with the recent changes, as a warmonger.
PQI Purist Goblin Tinker in Hex Ruins - Went Warmonger as I was missing it. Found GG, and he won it for me. Absolution everything and enlightment. And when I say everything I mean everything. I drank a health potion here and there...
PQI Warmonger Dwarf Warlord in Hobbler's Went parched as well. Found GG right at the entrance, absovlved everything, and took 2 hits of "Protection" for the boss at lvl 5ish. Hobblers, I know, but still - a parched warmonger warlord is the same as a guard (worse because the guard can use glyphs and drink potions).
PQI Warmonger Dwarf Warlord in HHoS Also went parched. Prepped GG this time to ease on the scumming. So technicaly, you can take a dwarven guard and GG and beat at least HHoS. Medusa was the other boss, but in this case she's not the easies you can get due to orb and actualy sort of working against this... strat.
PQI Warmonger Dwarf Paladin in Slime Pits didn't go parched or purist, but picked up a Dragonshield and extra attack. Then went GG, absolved everything, went enlightment, converted everything and killed SMM and the Goo Blob.
PQI Parched Orc Paladin in Shifting Passages Went cheeky, unstoppable and specialist as well, but I could've had more - I didn't really need to use HALPMEH, and I didn't need the Martyr Wraps. I could've played it regularly, since it's an ok run, but I prepped extra attack, GG and the potions, absolved everything, converted everything (only thing I bought were a late MW), regen fought SMM to death, and then killed Evolvia with little problems. I'm missing Faithless here.
PQI Cheeky Dwarf Transmuter on Eastern Tundra Well, I really could've used the opportunity to try regular stuff out, but then I remembered that the boss has retaliate fireball and just prepped GG and roflstomped it by absolving everything. To make up for it, I bought the balanced dagger and used it to kill same lvl-undead post absolution, was probably suboptimal but notheless fun. Also, absolving everything on a GG dwarf... anything, makes Drac have no desecration penalty. This also means you can save your health potions and use them.
Flaming Dwarf Priest in Venture Cave Picked up GG, had extra boosters prepped, absolved everything, converted everything, killed lord Gobb without Enlightment. OK, so I did use Bycepps.
PQI Warmonger Elf Berserker on Havendale Bridge Brought only GG and the Whoopases. Bought one healing potion, otherwise miser, and had 0 benefits from converting stuff except GG piety. Won without enlightment.
Stopped making notes every time I simply walked into somewhere with absolution, ignored everything and beat the place with/without englighment. Most were without any natural sinergy after that point - not even dwarves, paladins or sometimes without any relevant class features...
What do you read from all this? The health boost itelf could be accomplished by simply prepping an alch scroll and investing some gold (you can probably get more health than from enlightment tbh).
I almost got pwned by Shifty Brickwork!